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"The conduct of the students during the evacuation was exemplary and I am hugely proud of their maturity and the care they took of one another during this event.

"The fire itself was very small and at no time were staff or students at risk.

"However, at times such as these we have to take advice from the fire service and we were instructed not to allow students to enter the building or leave the site until they had concluded their operations.

"We look forward to welcoming the children back at school on Monday as normal."